Students identify information needs, seek out reliable resources to meet those needs, and then analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and communicate the resulting knowledge.
Students:

Find, evaluate, and select appropriate resources and information.
Seek out diverse perspectives and points of view to better understand problems and issues, local and global, past and present.
Manage and make sense of data from print and electronic sources, primary and secondary.
Acquire a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information.

Technology Tools to Support Information Literacy Skills

Diigo Diigo Tutorials Educator Group on Diigo My Diigo Group: Colorado Standards the Web 2.0 Way	Special Teacher Accounts in Diigo -allows you to create student accounts and groups even without student email addresses Examples of Diigo in the Classroom Three Uses of Diigo in the History and Language Arts Classroom Teaching the iGeneration - More ideas for Diigo in the Classroom Using Diigo in the Classroom

Evernote Evernote Tutorials	Classroom Examples for Evernote Evernote for Schools 10 Tips for Teachers Using Evernote How to Create a Portfolio with Evernote

Showing Evidence Tool	Showing Evidence Tool Sample Projects Project Ideas

Scoop-It What is curation?	Guided Tour Classroom Examples: Mr. D's AP US History Physical Science - SHS Holt 5th Grade Math Primary Sources in the Classroom
Livebinders	Livebinders Overview Livebinders 4Teachers - Information Classroom Examples: Mesopotamia 6th Grade Algebra Grade 2 Poetry Science Resources Six Traits Writing Program